Of Note

Scripps Research kicks off Front Row Lecture Series

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Scripps Research supporters got a look inside the busy world of biomedical research at the first event in the Front Row Lecture Series on May 31, 2018. The new series kicked off with a lecture titled “Reinventing the Biomedical Research Institute” from Peter Schultz, PhD, president and CEO of Scripps Research.

Schultz described the bold steps that scientists are taking to bridge the gap between basic science discoveries and clinical trials. Watch the full video here.

Videos from Future of Genomic Medicine 2018 now online

The Scripps Translational Science Institute recently hosted the 11th edition of the Future of Genomic Medicine conference. The talks covered a broad range of topics including disease diagnostics, genetic risk scores, cancer precision medicine and even sequencing in space. Select talks are now available to view online here.

Phil Baran to present Faculty Lecture on June 13

Phil Baran, PhD, professor in the Department of Chemistry, will continue the Faculty Lecture Series on Wednesday, June 13, with a presentation, “Translational Chemistry.”

The lecture begins at 4 p.m. in The Committee Lecture Hall in the Skaggs/Molecular Biology Building (MBB2N), followed by a reception in the Beckman Building first-floor galleria.

For further information, see the  Faculty Lecture Series webpage. The series is supported by an endowment from the Cochrane-Cartan families, established by Scripps Research Professor Emeritus Charles G. Cochrane.

June 13: Postdoc Open-Mic Night at the Bella Vista Caffe

The next Postdoc Open-Mic Night will be held Wednesday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Bella Vista Social Club and Caffe. Join local postdocs, graduate students and friends for 5-minute basic science talks by Robert Radford (Salk), Catherine Crosby (La Jolla Institute) and April Moreno (University of California, San Diego).

The event has been organized by postdocs from the Scripps Research Society of Fellows, UC San Diego Postdoc Association, Salk Society of Research Fellows, SBP Science Network, LJI Postdoc Association, Janssen Postdocs, and Calibr Postdoc Roundtable. The event is sponsored by VWR and Echo.

CA Onsite Clinic to be held June 20 

The next onsite immunization clinic on the California campus will be held Wednesday, June 20, from 9:30 to 11 AM, in the Hazen Theory building, rooms 203/205. Appointments are not needed. 

Conducted by Sharp Rees-Stealy staff, the clinic will provide hepatitis B vaccination free of charge to all TSRI employees. Environmental Health & Safety Occupational Medicine must pre-authorize all other procedures based on the employee's working conditions. These procedures include tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines and other titers, immunizations and procedures.

CA Biosafety Committee meeting materials due June 27

To receive consideration at the next Institutional Biosafety Committee, registration documents must be submitted to Environmental Health and Safety by Wednesday, June 27, via email to rachellv@scripps.edu. The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 11, 2:30 to 3:30 PM, building 3301, P2 conference room.

CA & FL Town Hall scheduled for July 10

Update: The Town Hall date has been moved to July 10. The time of this event will remain the same: 10 a.m. to noon in California and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Florida.

To accommodate everyone, we’re expanding the viewing locations:

California faculty should go to the Keck Amphitheater (BCC1)
California postdocs, grad students and staff scientists may go to the Keck Amphitheater OR the Committee Lecture Hall (MBB2N)
California administrative staff should go to the Auditorium on the Hazen campus
Florida faculty and staff should go to the Auditorium (B157)

Refreshments will be served on both campuses following the Town Hall.

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